Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-28
RAILROAD RumgLlNes.
Probable Movements OF the Northwest
ern in this sectton-Right OF Way
Asked for-Bridge Information.

the assistant general superintendent anC
chief engineer Of the Chicago & North
Western railroad company those gentle
men did not mix much In society and
had little to offer in the way of views
and opinions. One of our citizens, how.
ever, had a chat with them and as he is q
member OF the right OF way committee
connected with the Northwestern ex-
tension from Centreville the chief engin.
eer stated to him that the company
desired immediate possession Of the right
Of way from the Northwestern round
house to the western city limits. He
said he wanted to lay the track over that
portion of the right of way as o as
the frost leaves the ground. When
Yankton contracted for the Northwest
ern road it agreed to give right of way
from Oentreville to the western line OF
Yankton city. This was procured with
the exception of two pieces on the line
between the round house and the west
ern city limits. As the company had no
use for track beyond the round house it
did not care to then occupy the right OF
way west of that structure. The fact
that it now asks for the balance OF this
right OF way indicates that it desires to
push it's trains westward to the uttermost
limits of the city. There are men In this
city who hold that there is no sense in
running cars to the west edge if there
are no facilities for pushing them beyond
that point.
INFORMATION SOUGHT FOR.
In this conversation the assistant, gen.
superintendent made close en-
relative. to the country
westward from Yankton as
fer as Choteau creek. He received an
elaborate description of this country
with complaoeat satisfaction. He
broaohed the subject OF the company
recently organized in Yankton and
Sioux Falls to construct o line OF road
Sioux Falls to Yankton and was
anxious to ascertain the proposed route
that road. The Yankton gentleman,
not being o member OF the company,
could give no information On this point, !
but traced for the assistant general sup
erintendent two routes, either of which
ia easily feasible. The railroad man
to be particularly anxious about
the proposed route between Sioux
Falls and Yankton.
I-NFERENoEs.
From these statements and enquiries
sagacious %reasoners infer that the. North
western has designs and their guess ia
that q line from Sioux Falls to Centre-
vile and a line from Yanktoa to ohoteau
creek is contemplated.
SURVEYORS COMING.
Coincident with this information
comes tho statement OF q Chicago travel
ing man, who sage q squad of North.
surveyors have been ordered TO
rendezvous at Yankton on the 9TH or 9Th
OF April. The travelling man knows
about this because his uncle is one OF
the parties under orders.
HNE= 'ra
A LINE ABANDONED.
1t is stated by 3 gentleman who
with the assurance of actual
that the Northwestern line
recently surveyed from Centreville to
Sioux City has been abandoned and will
not be built. 1t is expected, however,
that the Northwestern will extend from
Kingsley, Iowa to Alcester, on the Ha.
warden-O entreyille line in Union county.
BooMLETs.
A travelling man in town Saturday
told 0. III. Carney that the contract for
the stone for the Yankton railroad
bridge had been let to Minnesota parties
and they were at work upon it. While
in Minnesota afew weeks ago r. w.
Burns was given the same information
by a disinterested passenger.
Travelling men say there is more talk
IN Minneapolis and st. Paul about the
Yankton bridge than there is here.
3. d. Hasklns writes from Kansas to
his agent here to withdraw his Yankton
property from the market. He says he
sees by the Kansas City papers that
Yenkton is to have several railroads.
L. O. Eldredge, q commercial traveller
who makes his headquarters at Yanktop,
has given up his position as o drum
mer" and will settle down IN Yankton
for the purpose of enjoying the coming
boom. Mr.. Eldrsdge takes this step on
the strength of the large amount of
talk he has heard in his travels
concerning the Duluth roads designs
upon Yankton and the outlook for o
season OF great prosperity which he be.
lieve1 he can ses advancing Upon the
Fountain City. Mr.. Eldredge has been
instructed by q leading 81. Paul business
man to purchase all the corner lots he
can get in Yankton. Mr.. Eldredge is
familiar with Dakota from one end to the
other and places his faith in ,Yaukton
and its future.
Judge Roberts was asked to-day i:
there was anything startling in the real
estate line. "Oh! nothing special, only
the air is full of it," he said. aThere
were thee egsrs came in from one man
this mofning-$2,250 for @ house and
one lot on Douglas avenue, 81. 75O for q
house and n lot on Walnut street and
$4,000 for forty acres Of land just north.
east Of town. I am not selling anything,